The conference will develop proposals for education and capacity building to cultivate transdisciplinary thinking, while integrating discussion on research integration. It aims to contribute to the future implementation of Future Earth, a 10-year international research initiative that both UNU and the SCJ are actively supporting.

The first session will discuss how to achieve research integration for global sustainability, as well as the roles played by the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. Discussions will also address how to build interfaces between science, policy and society, promoting cooperation among policymakers and a broad range of other stakeholders. The second session will discuss sustainability education at the elementary, secondary, and higher levels, and the participation by diverse stakeholders in Regional Centres of Expertise (RCE) and other efforts for the promotion of ESD.

For further details, including the programme, a list of participants and registration information, please visit the conference website.

The AuditoriumScience Council of Japan7-22-34 Roppongi Minato-ku, Tokyo

Secretariat for the International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainability 2014